Kasus Susilo & Bambang ini sudah berlangsung sekian lama tapi belum ada tanggapan dari pendekar HAM internasional di sini.
Maklum, si pendekar masih sibuk ngurusin agama sambil pamer ketololan. --- holy uncle <holyuncle@...> wrote: > Indonesian teens 'abused' in Sydney's Silverwater Prison > > AAP > July 21, 2012 12:20AM > > > TWO Indonesian minors who spent more than a year in jail in > Australia after being arrested for people smuggling say they were > sexually abused and forced to take drugs while in Sydney's > Silverwater Prison. > > The claims have increased calls for the federal government to > hasten the release of other Indonesian minors still in jails in > Australia as the issue continues to put pressure on diplomatic > relations between Canberra and Jakarta. > > "As far as Indonesian minors in Australian jails, there's been a > commitment from both countries that it is a priority and should > have special attention," a spokesman for Indonesian President > Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said on Friday. > > The two boys, now 17 and 18 and back in Indonesia, were locked up > for more than a year in Australia after they were arrested when > asylum seeker boats on which they were crewing were intercepted on > the way to Christmas Island. > > One of the boys, identified as Susilo, was only 15 at the time of > his arrest. The other boy, identified as Bambang, was 17 when he > was detained. > > Their names have been changed to protect their identities. > > "I was afraid because I was being detained with adult criminals and > drug abusers," Susilo told reporters at the Human Rights Working > Group headquarters in Jakarta, the Jakarta Post newspaper reported > on Friday. > > "I keep telling the authorities that I was 15 years old and that I > didn't want to stay with those criminals, but they wouldn't listen." > > The lawyer for the two boys, Lisa Hiariej, said they had been > subjected to frequent abuse at the hands of adult inmates while in > jail in Australia. > > "Several inmates took off their clothes in front of these kids, and > showed their genitalia to them," Ms Hiariej said. > > "The inmates made fun of these kids and gave them drugs that were > concealed in newspapers." > > Ms Hiariej said the Indonesian government should put further > pressure on Australia to release other Indonesian minors. > > "This problem is very serious and the Indonesian government needs > to take direct action to release other innocent minors in > Australia," she said. > > Both boys underwent tests in Australia to determine their ages, > with the results incorrectly showing they were 18. > > "I kept on telling them that I was 17, but they did not believe > me," Bambang, who was born in 1994, said. > > The detention of Indonesian minors was raised by Dr Yudhoyono in > talks with Prime Minister Julia Gillard in Darwin earlier this > month. > > Dr Yudhoyono called then for the swift release of other minors > still incarcerated in Australia. > > The issue was discussed again earlier this week in Jakarta by > Foreign Minister Bob Carr and his Indonesian counterpart Marty > Natalegawa. > > A spokesperson for Attorney-General Nicola Roxon said the federal > government had contacted the NSW government in an effort to verify > the Indonesian minors' claims and that any allegation of such > behaviour needed to be thoroughly investigated by correction > authorities. > > "Sexual and physical assault is not acceptable," Ms Roxon's > spokesperson said. > > "We've been clear that minors don't belong in adult jails, which is > why the government committed to review 28 people-smuggling cases > which resulted in 15 crew being removed to Indonesia on the basis > that there was a doubt they may have been minors on arrival in > Australia." > > But the spokesperson said it was difficult to chase up the claims > when the parties have not been identified. > > A spokesman for Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) said it was > difficult to cross-reference the specific allegations detailed in > the Jakarta Post given the men's use of fake names. > > "(But) CSNSW can confirm that a review of internal reporting > systems shows that no incidents of the type alleged by the two > males have been recorded nor referred to CSNSW by the Indonesian > consulate," he said in a statement. > > According to CSNSW, irregular maritime arrivals (IMAs) are > monitored by a senior manager who reports directly to the > commissioner. > > He said CSNSW was assured by commonwealth authorities at every > stage that the IMAs in custody were aged 18 or over. > > http://www.news.com.au/world/indon-mino ... public_rss > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! 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